The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-22


attended similar experiments lu other
states.
3. Its adoption will suppress the
general use OF mildcr stimulant~ and
encourage the use of the stronger
drinks, and thus retard the advance
mcut of genuine temperance. 1t vii
stamp ~ criminal the manufacture OF
wine, from our domestic grape, for
family purposes, and will degrade our
drug stores into dram shops, and
elevate our doctors into HutOcrAts OF
cur appetitcs.
&. lt'wiil enable the rich TO import
and use their liQuors without taxation
or restrait. and wi! prohibit only
those OF our people who are too poor
to buy their liquor, in mhroken
package. and under it operation the
saloon will give place To the gildcd
club room for the rich, while tie poor
will hc forced to make their purchas-
es at low dives and in violation Of
law such class legislation is odjous
/ to our people and contrary to free
government.
I. II proposes by the prcponderance
of n majority in certain sections of the
state t. iasteu by force on other see
tioIsa theory of moral and social
conduct and habits di>ta,tctui and
rcpugnaut TO the latter. The varied
interests of the sections in our stat"
have bccu u prolific source OF care and
thought in our ~tatesmanship. aud
this amendment, if adopted, viii ell
gender Il hostile public ~ahtimcnt in
certain localities fatal to it, enforce.
mcnt and thus bcgct disrc>ucct for
law and disregard of constitutional
authority, and viii produce lasting
and permanent cyilto our people and
tend to disrupt the tate.
- 10 proposes to couii,c0tc and
destroy. without compensation, largc
property interests of our people. II
will uu-ntilc business and impair
property value, para,NIe. tors period
at least. the commercial interests Ot
our state. and destroy great industries
already Doh operation for the usuuiuc-
lurt os the mildcr stimulaut,. 1t will
abolish the source of our public rctc.
uuc- iully onc-third and incrcasct 10 a
corresponding amount thr burden
upou land, and the urcc --arlcs of life
already oyor-burdcncd with the OK
actions of government.
" The Jealous adhcrrut- Of this
prohibition idea have alrcadN cstNb
.i-Acl and organized third political
party aud have Nagcd relentless war.
lurc upon the principles and organ.
cation of the other established par
tlcs. lu,ugatcd by foreign rmi-sarir.
they have. by agitation for years
secured from the Leg stature of ON
state the concession of this PROPOSE
ton to change our organic law. ant
by -tudied purpose and concerted
movement they now seek e. still,
political expression from the peopll
until their own political designs nr,
fully accomplished. We warn on
people of this threatened danger. an,
. call upon them 60 rebukc "a, the poll
this sinister conspiracy AGAINST thci
, political organizations and the tunda
, mental principle of Amer Gun liberty
Signed by all the committee.
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